Happy to help. Check this out for reading
You could even stick with the trap bar and just change how you pull. Pull from a deficit or set it up on blocks. Or bring the stance in closer or further. All sorts of ways to create variety.
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@mr.v3lv3t - I never got back to you for an update, but I did end up receiving a reply from your company to let me know that the position had been filled. Not disappointed or anything (or surprised, given the lack of experiental overlap), and I know an email to you would suffice, just figured I’d put it out there that you did me a solid by offering to improve my situation, and you deserve recognition for that sort of positivity.
Fortunately, my company pays me decently and can’t afford to fire me - they’re just shitty, soulless bastards. But when I have my degree, I can be out of there ASAP, guilt free, so everything is a-ok.
TL;DR - thanks, sincerely.
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if you have some time look into videos on youtube about westside barbell and if finances are not an issue get a copy of the book of method
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Received my t-shirt from that quiz contest from TC a few weeks back, the box was heavy when I got it, was very surprised to find 2 boxes of finibars in them as well! Very nice.
@T3hPwnisher get yours yet?
Edit: just saw you did. Sweet deal.
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Sure did. Posted my swag on the contest thread. Sweet find.
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Glad I went with the XL. The choice between L and XL is always a nightmare for me - XL can either be perfect or a parachute, and L can sometimes be large or sometimes so small I wonder what the designer’s definition of “large” is. Fortunately it fits nicely.
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Conditioning and Abs
Sit-ups on decline bench holding a 45# plate overhead 4x10
Superset captains chair leg raises 4x20 and Bosu ball crunches 4x10
10 rounds of heavy bag work, 2 min on, 30 sec off. Didn’t start getting tired until halfway through - definitely improving my conditioning and my breathing.
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Haven’t tried mine on yet to be able to see, but I get the struggle just from a smaller perspective. I’ve got no upper torso, so larges can look like sundresses on me if they interpret large to mean “long”, but if they interpret it to mean “wide” it fits my shoulders.
Did you get the red one? It’s SUPER red: I’m going to have to wash it separate from my other clothes at first in case it runs.
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Happy to try and help man. Bummer it didn’t work out, but, you’ve got a solid plan ahead of you. Who knows, you might meet the person that filled that position during your clinical rotations haha.
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Nah, I got the black one. Given a choice I always go for black because I sweat ungodly amounts and eventually the shirts just get salty, haha. I see how red the logo is though (and it’s a big logo) - that may be a good idea for me too. Nice quality shirt though. Had my first ever finibar today - the dark chocolate. I approve.
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Yeah, my brown pug has ruled out black shirts until he passes. He just sheds EVERYWHERE. Black was my favorite color too, haha. I have the same sweat issue.
Good to hear on the finibars. They break my “don’t mix fats and carbs” thing, and they seem to like their brown rice syrup and grape juice and maltodextrin, but the price is right. I read about smashing the chocolate one against the PB one and eating them together to make a peanut butter cup, and I may do that before a squat or deadlift workout.
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Reps Day
Low incline smith bench
2 plates 3xfailure
DB tricep Extensions
30s 4x10
Close grip pulldowns
4x15
Preachers
3x10
Lateral Raises
3xfailure and beyond
Gonna take my first test in many moons in a little bit here. Bit nervous, but I’m a quarter of the way through my classes and I’m rocking 100’s in all of them, so I should be fine for this psych exam.
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Sorry bout that lol was on the wrong page and don’t notice!
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You’re good - the weird thing about this is I was literally browsing your log when you posted in mine, haha
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I had been browsing your prior to updating mine! Odd coincidence!
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Test 1 done: The class hasn’t been super difficult so far, though it requires quite a lot of work, so I definitely underestimated how hard the test was going to be, haha. It was quite difficult. I ended up with a 90% and was a bit ticked off about it until I saw all the class grades (we don’t see who got them, but you have access to the lowest grade, highest grade, and the class average), and the class average was 77.7, and my 90 was the highest grade, so I stopped being butthurt about it. My average is still a 97.3% and I’m top of the class.
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Nerd
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Thanks!
Seriously, I wish I’d spent more time being a nerd. I never lacked the intellectual capability to be one, I just lacked a work ethic, a decent attitude, and I prioritized unhealthy habits. I had the bad fortune to embrace my nerdism in my 30’s with kids. Stupid Flap.
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Man I feel this so much!
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@T3hPwnisher only just read your response about the finibars. I honestly had never even looked at the macro breakdown, I just stupidly assumed it was biotest stuff (which I’ve never bought before) so it’d be great. It’s not the worst thing I’ve ever seen, but 40 grams of carbs and 17 grams of sugar to 16 grams of protein doesn’t exactly scream ‘contest prep’ to me. THAT BEING SAID - it was a very welcome surprise to get them and I’ll end up eating all of them, I’m just gonna eat one 30-60 minutes before training to put it to good use. They do taste great, which is more than I can say for other protein bars I’ve had.
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